NFL standings

National Football League

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

y-New England 9 3 0 .750 430 260

N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 228 296

Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 277 337

Miami 5 7 0 .417 227 249

South

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Houston 11 1 0 .917 351 221

Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 265 306

Tennessee 4 8 0 .333 248 359

Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 206 342

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 303 242

Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 254 230

Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 302 260

Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 229 265

West

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Denver 10 3 0 .769 375 257

San Diego 4 8 0 .333 258 257

Oakland 3 10 0 .231 248 402

Kansas City 2 10 0 .167 188 322

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 7 5 0 .583 321 243

Dallas 6 6 0 .500 280 295

Washington 6 6 0 .500 312 301

Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 217 320

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Atlanta 11 1 0 .917 317 229

Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 333 285

New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 321 327

Carolina 3 9 0 .250 235 292

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 296 259

Chicago 8 4 0 .667 294 198

Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 262 272

Detroit 4 8 0 .333 300 315

West

W L T Pct PF PA

San Francisco 8 3 1 .708 289 171

Seattle 7 5 0 .583 242 202

St. Louis 5 6 1 .458 221 267

Arizona 4 8 0 .333 186 234

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Thursday, Dec. 6

Denver 26, Oakland 13

Sunday, Dec. 9

St. Louis at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Detroit at Green Bay-x, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 10

Houston at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Miami, 1 p.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Carolina at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New England, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17

N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m.

 

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 14 4 .778 —

Brooklyn 11 6 .647 2 1/2

Philadelphia 10 8 .556 4

Boston 10 8 .556 4

Toronto 4 15 .211 10 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 12 5 .706 —

Atlanta 10 5 .667 1

Charlotte 7 10 .412 5

Orlando 7 11 .389 5 1/2

Washington 2 13 .133 9

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 9 8 .529 —

Indiana 10 9 .526 —

Milwaukee 8 9 .471 1

Detroit 6 14 .300 4 1/2

Cleveland 4 15 .211 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 13 3 .813 1/2

San Antonio 15 4 .789 —

Houston 9 8 .529 5

Dallas 9 10 .474 6

New Orleans 5 12 .294 9

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 15 4 .789 —

Utah 10 10 .500 5 1/2

Denver 9 10 .474 6

Minnesota 8 9 .471 6

Portland 8 11 .421 7

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 12 6 .667 —

Golden State 11 7 .611 1

L.A. Lakers 9 10 .474 3 1/2

Phoenix 7 13 .350 6

Sacramento 5 12 .294 6 1/2

Thursday’s Games

New York 112, Miami 92

Dallas 97, Phoenix 94

Friday’s Games

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Denver at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

American U. 73, UMBC 70, 2OT

Maine 97, Fisher 42

Providence 72, Rhode Island 57

Syracuse 84, Long Beach St. 53

SOUTH

Boston U. 69, Coastal Carolina 63

FAU 88, Stetson 78

Tennessee Tech 74, Green Bay 68

William & Mary 78, Howard 69

MIDWEST

Cincinnati 87, UALR 53

Creighton 64, Nebraska 42

Oakland 88, Rochester (Mich.) 77

Vanderbilt 66, Xavier 64, OT

FAR WEST

Fresno St. 84, San Diego Christian 49

Idaho 81, E. Washington 79, OT

Montana St. 78, Montana Tech 54

San Diego St. 84, UC Santa Barbara 70

 

H.S. scores

Ohio HIgh School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores of Interest

Athens 64, Pomeroy Meigs 35

Bainbridge Paint Valley 46, Piketon 32

Beaver Eastern 68, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 63

Belpre 69, Stewart Federal Hocking 51

Chillicothe Unioto 41, Chillicothe Zane Trace 24

Fayetteville-Perry 76, Leesburg Fairfield 19

Frankfort Adena 54, Southeastern 19

Glouster Trimble 42, Racine Southern 37

Latham Western 50, New Boston Glenwood 39

Lucasville Valley 59, Portsmouth W. 53

Manchester 72, W. Union 33

McArthur Vinton County 70, Albany Alexander 36

Minford 49, McDermott Northwest 47

Nelsonville-York 65, Wellston 51

Oak Hill 66, Waverly 44

OVC 58, Parkersburg Christian, W.Va. 18

Portsmouth Clay 46, Portsmouth Sciotoville 26

Portsmouth Notre Dame 55, Green 35

Reedsville Eastern 76, Waterford 39

Ripley-Union-Lewi 80, Mowrystown Whiteoak 39

Sardinia Eastern 60, Peebles 57

Seaman N. Adams 48, Lynchburg-Clay 36

Wheelersburg 45, S. Webster 41

Williamsport Westfall 68, Chillicothe Huntington 39

 

Bednarik Award

Winners of the Chuck Bednarik Award for the outstanding collegiate defensive player:

2012—Manti Te’o, Notre Dame

2011—Tyrann Mathieu, LSU

2010—Patrick Peterson, LSU

2009—Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

2008—Rey Maualuga, Southern California

2007—Dan Connor, Penn State

2006—Paul Posluszny, Penn State

2005—Paul Posluszny, Penn State

2004—David Pollack, Georgia

2003—Teddy Lehman, Oklahoma

2002—E.J. Henderson, Maryland

2001—Julius Peppers, North Carolina

2000—Dan Morgan, Miami

1999—LaVar Arrington, Penn State

1998—Dat Nguyen, Texas A&M

1997—Charles Woodson, Michigan

1996—Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

1995—Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

 

Outland Trophy

Winners of the Outland Trophy for the outstanding collegiate interior lineman, presented by the College Football Writers Association of America:

2012—Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M, OT

2011—Barrett Jones, Alabama, OT

2010—Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin, OT

2009—Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska, DE

2008—Andre Smith, Alabama, OT

2007—Glenn Dorsey, LSU, DT

2006—Joe Thomas, Wisconsin, OT

2005—Greg Eslinger, Minnesota, C

2004—Jammal Brown, Oklahoma, OT

2003—Robert Gallery, Iowa, OT

2002—Rien Long, Washington State, DT

2001—Bryant McKinnie, Miami, OT

2000—John Henderson, Tennessee, DT

1999—Chris Samuels, Alabama, OT

1998—Kris Farris, UCLA, G

1997—Aaron Taylor, Nebraska, G

1996—Orlando Pace, Ohio State, OT

1995—Jonathan Ogden, UCLA, OT

1994—Zach Wiegert, Nebraska, OT

1993—Rob Waldrop, Arizona, NG

1992—Will Shields, Nebraska, G

1991—Steve Emtman, Washington, DT

1990—Russell Maryland, Miami, Fla., DT

1989—Mohammed Elewonibi, Brigham Young, G

1988—Tracy Rocker, Auburn, DT

1987—Chad Hennings, Air Force, DT

1986—Jason Buck, Brigham Young, DT

1985—Mike Ruth, Boston College, NG

1984—Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech, DT

1983—Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska, G

1982—Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C

1981—Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C

1980—Mark May, Pittsburgh, OT

1979—Jim Ritcher, N. Carolina St., C

1978—Greg Roberts, Oklahoma, G

1977—Brad Shearer, Texas, DT

1976—Ross Browner, Notre Dame, DE

1975—Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma, DT

1974—Randy White, Maryland, DE

1973—John Hicks, Ohio State, OT

1972—Rich Glover, Nebraska, MG

1971—Larry Jacobson, Nebraska, DT

1970—Jim Stillwagon, Ohio State, MG

1969—Mike Reid, Penn State, DT

1968—Bill Stanfill, Georgia, T

1967—Ron Yary, Southern Cal, T

1966—Loyd Phillips, Arkansas, T

1965—Tommy Nobis, Texas, G

1964—Steve DeLong, Tennessee, T

1963—Scott Appleton, Texas, T

1962—Bobby Bell, Minnesota, T

1961—Merlin Olsen, Utah State, T

1960—Tom Brown, Minnesota, G

1959—Mike McGee, Duke, T

1958—Zeke Smith, Auburn, G

1957—Alex Karras, Iowa, T

1956—Jim Parker, Ohio State, G

1955—Calvin Jones, Iowa, G

1954—Bill Brooks, Arkansas, G

1953—J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma, G

1952—Dick Modzelewski, Maryland, T

1951—Jim Weatherall, Oklahoma, T

1950—Bob Gain, Kentucky, T

1949—Ed Bagdon, Michigan St., G

1948—Bill Fischer, Notre Dame, G

1947—Joe Steffy, Army, G

1946—George Connor, Notre Dame, T